| Sellyakh Сыалах / Сиэллээх | |
|---|---|
 Course of the Sellyakh ONC map section | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 70°48′01″N 140°41′48″E / 70.80028°N 140.69667°E |
| • elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Mouth | Laptev Sea |
• location | Sellyakh Bay |
• coordinates | 71°28′53″N 140°01′42″E / 71.48139°N 140.02833°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 352 km (219 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
The Sellyakh (Russian: Сыалах or Сельлях; Yakut: Сиэллээх, Sielleex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It has a length of 352 kilometres (219 mi) —counting the length of the Ilin-Sellyakh (Илин-Сыалаах) at its head— and a drainage basin area of 8,700 square kilometres (3,400 sq mi).[1]
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across territories of the Ust-Yansky District marked by permafrost. The lower course of the river belongs to the Yana Delta Ramsar wetland site.[2] There are no settlements along its course. The nearest town is Tumat.[3][4]
- ^ "Река Сыалаах in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Wetlands of Russia
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